Whisper it – spring is here (maybe). The birds are chirping away like there’s no tomorrow and our customers have...
Spicy shrimp Scotch egg with Sriracha mayonnaise Author: Jack Catheral Serves: 4 Ingredients 4 eggs 1 large shallot, diced 250g...
It’s a really exciting time to be in the restaurant. The team is firing on all cylinders and I’ve just put the finishing touches to the latest menu. My passion for this place is still growing every day, even after six years, and I’m excited to keep our great start...
With Simon Osborne, Blagdon Farm Shop For my first Appetite column, I’m celebrating the season with produce which is easy...
Happy New Year! I hope you had a great break over Christmas and Santa was good to you. We had...
As I write this on a mild January day, I’m beginning to wonder where winter is this year. Maybe it will beat me to the publication of this column, but it’s been so mild up to now, we don’t really know ourselves here. Certainly, we are making the most of...
Longsands Fish Kitchen, Tynemouth is within walking distance of North Shields Fish Quay, where the team sources the best of...
Especially for Christmas, the Grazer, aka Anna Hedworth of Cook House, Ouseburn, Newcastle, serves up slow roast ox cheek with...
Helen Stanton, owner of Forum Books in Corbridge, offers her pick of the season’s best books for foodies SCANDI KITCHEN CHRISTMAS RECIPES AND TRADITIONS FROM SCANDINAVIA BRONTE AURELL £16.99 Ryland Peters The bible for hygge-seeking Christmasophiles, this is Christmas Scandi-style, packed with delicious recipes and family traditions. BLACK SEA DESPATCHES...
George Payne Butcher in Brunton Park, Gosforth, has sourced rare breed pork from Northumberland farmer Tom Burn of Hunting Hall,...
We’re heading into the festive season and there’s a lot going on at Peace & Loaf – in the restaurant...
What a summer we had! The heatwave meant the crops were in remarkably early, allowing the farmers a more sociable summer than usual. Meanwhile, we enjoyed a really good boost to the season, so we were spoilt for courgettes, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, kale, squash and more – and the...




















